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Where Does The Last Name Velk Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Velk (Russian: Вельк) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Velk? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 576,198^th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 13,347,154 people. The last name Velk is primarily found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Velk are found; 38 percent are found in North America and 38 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 209 people, or 1 in 1,734,253. In The United States Velk is most common in: California, where 25 percent reside, Montana, where 21 percent reside and Wisconsin, where 12 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 32 percent reside and Ukraine, where 8 percent reside.

Velk Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Velk has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 950 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Velk Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Velk surname is chiefly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Velk surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.42% being registered with the political party.

The amount Velk earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 55.4% more than the national average, earning R 369,300 per year and in United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.